Salary VS Profit

[coupable]

Both salary and profit are both rewards for actions. Think about it; salary is paid in most cases just twelve times a year, yes twelve times, profit on the other end can be earned any day, and any time of the year, off course a return on investment.

I would definetly go with profit investment because of financial freedom and that i can assume responsability. But i think we should well define frw concepts for clarifications based on your analysis. First, monthly fixed salary cannot be defined as an investment revenue for the employee, because it's a whole different thing. Second, what is paid to employee as a monthly salary is an investment cost of the employer who hired those employee as a part of his investment plan.

[TheUltraElite]

There is a realized and unrealized profit. Salary is fixed and comes in time usually and is always realized. Profit needs to be taken out of the market in trading perspective.

Thus you are not using the profited money but it is a relative term..

How you use your salary to trade in order to make thay profit is the question. Unless you are putting in money from salary properly you would be at loss.

[justdimin]

It all depends on the individual. Some people prefer salary to owning a business because they are poor in business. Starting up a business is not easy and takes time to grow if you are not rich. I have seen a lot of people that their had their business and failed. This is because immediately, they set up the business, they have nothing left and started depending on the business for survival.

I would prefer both having a monthly income and also having a business so that, I don't depend on only one for survival. With the level of hardship in the country having multiple sources of income is good.

Owning a business could be very volatile, that's why some people like me prefer salary. I am not making enough at all, I need to earn more, but does that mean I am going to go start my business right away? That's too scary. I did attempt it, failed once, now I have another, like a side-gig with my wife and it still doesn't look comfortable to me because even though we are making some money, the return is volatile.

I could make nothing for a week, and then in one day I make 1/3 of my salary. Like last Saturday, I made 33% of my salary in a single day, but it did zero yesterday. So that volatility is scary, even though it does give higher returns overall. I think it's going to get better with time, it's been just few months.

[Dunamisx]

Many don't see salary as the best option because it confined them to earning a limited amount of income under a specific range for long, while if you engaged in doing your own business, you can earn more than you salary could give, but the two both has their advantages and disadvantages, you may never appreciates self profiting if the market or business you run is not moving, you may not earn anything

[Mahanton]

Both salary and profit are both rewards for actions. Think about it; salary is paid in most cases just twelve times a year, yes twelve times, profit on the other end can be earned any day, and any time of the year, off course a return on investment.

Salary can be seen as a quick fix, working and expecting to be paid mostly at the end of a given period. Another thought is; salary is mostly paid by profit earners.

A steady turnover of profit in most cases is as a result of consistent entrepreneurial  effort.

The volume and impact of a salary and profit is incomparable with that of profit.

Plus what is reinvested from salary and profit is a big margin, it is more likely to reinvest a large chunk of profit, than that if a salary which is mostly used to pay accumulated bills.

Profit over salary, any time any day!

Either way you are trading time for money. Sure, it may be possible to make on one more than the other. Depending on how good you are "negotiating" how much money your time is worth. To each his own talents. 

Although some people do seem to box themselves into a low-income mindset just because of their family/personal lives jobs can become overbearing, and that kind of "safe"
life is chosen over finding out your own potential.

In other words: No guts no glory.

Salary and profit really are both rewards but the way they flow into your life makes them feel completely different salary is structured safe and predictable it shows up at fixed intervals and keeps the wheels of daily living turning but like you said it’s tied to someone else’s profit and the ceiling is often set by what your employer values your time at. Profit on the other hand is unlimited in theory it doesn’t wait for the calendar it can show up on any given day depending on how smart or bold the moves are it’s not just money coming in it’s also proof of creating value through effort and ideas that’s why people who chase profit often feel like they’re building something rather than just clocking hours.

The reinvestment part is key too salary usually gets eaten up by bills and recurring needs so there’s little left to grow while profit tends to generate more room to reinvest and compound that’s why entrepreneurship has this multiplying effect over time while salaries often just maintain a certain lifestyle. Of course both have their tradeoffs the safe life of a steady job can feel like a cage to some but it also shields people from the constant stress of risk profit chasing takes guts discipline and tolerance for setbacks no guts no glory really sums it up the people willing to push past fear and uncertainty usually discover potential they never would have found in the “safe” path.

[Obulis]

Individually, there are interest and drives, times and factors.
At times in life one cannot afford a business so salary or wage becomes the needed to be able to have required capital if there exist interest to own a business considering the type of business also
At times in life some people salary earners don't see need for business even when they have the capital, time and can afford employee(s).

As much as profit sounds sweet, some salary are ten fold better than some profit.
Some salary earners are driven by increasing their salary.
Somehow, some businesses failed because the owners don't know the difference between profit in business and salary in business. Most especially new business do not usually just start making profits and at times old businesses are found under such conditions.

 Salary or profit are usually determined by some factors and also are usually the answer to some situations people find themselves... But then personal vibes and orientaIndividually, there are interest and drives, times and factors.
At times in life one cannot afford a business so salary or wage becomes the needed to be able to have required capital if there exist interest to own a business considering the type of business also
At times in life some people salary earners don't see need for business even when they have the capital, time and can afford employee(s).

As much as profit sounds sweet, some salary are ten fold better than some profit.
Some salary earners are driven by increasing their salary.
Somehow, some businesses failed because the owners don't know the difference between profit in business and salary in business. Most especially new business do not usually just start making profits and at times old businesses are found under such conditions.

 Salary or profit are usually determined by some factors and also are usually the answer to some situations people find themselves... But then personal vibes and orientation to life makes the difference in totality and in the long run of life.
tion to life makes the difference in totality in the long run of life.

[martinex]

Your idea is definitely a good idea but running a business along with a job is very difficult you cannot maintain these two things at the same time. Because in the case of a job you have to spend a certain amount of time there and then your sleep, food and drink, giving time to family, and taking some rest are very important to keep yourself mentally calm. But if you can run these two together by working hard then after a few years you can skip the job and run only the business then you will not have any problem. But initially when you leave your job and start a business you will face many challenges if you are not financially strong.

If we can implement both, I think it's not wrong. Once we dive in, we can drink milk, meaning we have a stable salary to cover daily and monthly needs. In other cases, if we run a business on the side with good management, I'm sure there will be benefits that will help us in many ways.

But the reality is, it's not that easy. We have to choose one, as you said. There's not enough time due to lack of energy. The body needs rest, and the mind needs rest. If we get sick, the hospital will be the one who will benefit most from our hard work. So, in my opinion, the key is balance.

[slapper]

Security is the illusion of predictability in the form of salary. Profit is volatility, the reality of exposure. Dependence packages one and autonomy packages the other, which is risk. They are both rewards though they reward different things: compliance and initiative

There is a tendency of people to consider one of them as being superior to the others. Profit will go indefinitely, all right, but it also falls indefinitely. Salary is limited, yet also secured (at least until layoffs). It is more to do with how every type of reward traps us into a particular worldview than "profit > salary". Salaried individuals tend to view time as something to exchange, profit makers tend to view time as something to buy. Same 24 hours, radically different ontologies of life

And you are correct, the reinvestment margin counts. Wages get washed down in bills as it is set up this way (housing, healthcare, debt repayments) all programmed to eat wages. Profit enables surplus because it is what appears after expenses. Nevertheless, are we blaming individuals for not reinvesting salaries, or should we ask why wage structures themselves are engineered to keep workers at zero-sum?

[rachael9385]

You are basically implying own business over a job which I agree with. Salaries however come with securities and less stress of managing a company, one's focus is only on the job they are assigned to. But it is very hard to reach up financially with a job as compared to a successfully running business, which might come with stress, risks of loss but at same time many perks.

I agree, it's very difficult to attain a certain level of financial  freedom with a job compared to when you have a business. The reason why most people settle for that job they have all their life is because they feel like starting up a business it too risky, some are scared to end up losing their money and not being profitable in the long run. Doubts like this is one of the reason why some people cannot be rich

[iv4n]

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Profit over salary, any time any day!

I will just share it again... it seems like a good place & time for that:

Warren Buffett once said, "If you don't find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die."

Some people are lucky, some find a way... some don't. In the end, logic is simple... not all of us can just sleep & make money, somebody actually has to work. In theory, maybe it could work with robots doing everything for us... But does anyone really think that someone is creating robots to serve the people & world or to grab even more money & power?

And where do you place yourself in this coordinate system of confusion?

[yhiaali3]

I worked in a government job for a long time, then resigned and started freelancing. Therefore, from my personal experience, I can say that both salary and profit, as well as freelancing, have their advantages and disadvantages.

For me, it was a life-changing step when I resigned from my job and started making money through freelancing. I live in a poor country, and my salaries barely cover a few days a month. However, through my freelancing in crypto, I earned a good monthly income and my life improved significantly. Furthermore, I now have personal freedom because I work from home and don't have to commit to any schedule.

[YOSHIE]

Profit over salary, any time any day!

If you talk about individual economic growth, of course a slow salary to boost economic growth individually, because the salary has been scheduled for expenses.

But when talking about profits, of course many people are successful from the economic side because of profits despite the annual count, as well as in terms of investment, salary and profit, faster economic growth in terms of profit.

The meaning is that the salary is clear in grades in monthly, but profit is uncertain depending on the business made, it can be produced in a day from estimates, in essence the profit and salary of two different things in terms of income, value and so on.

[EarnOnVictor]

Profit over salary, any time any day!

It's fine if you prioritize profit over salary, but I tell you, it's not as always easy as that. It's good to say you want to invest or engage in business, but you should know that they have their challenges as well.

Many businesses didn't live up to expectations and many salary earners are better than business owners or an investors. Some would even sort the money they are investing through salaries, it all depends on the kind of job, it's not all salaries that is not worth it.

I said this for you not to outrightly write salary off. Fine, profits can be good and easy at times, but the question is, can it be consistent like salaries? My choice on the tow depends on many conditions attached to them.

[sunsilk]

Many don't see salary as the best option because it confined them to earning a limited amount of income under a specific range for long, while if you engaged in doing your own business, you can earn more than you salary could give, but the two both has their advantages and disadvantages, you may never appreciates self profiting if the market or business you run is not moving, you may not earn anything

People who encouraging others with the thinking of that everyone should get into business also need to think of the other and bad side of doing business.

It's not that you'll start it and you're already in profit. It takes a while before someone can say that they have a profitable business. It will need a lot of work from establishing it.

While those who are already content with the salary they have, they have a calculated effort and they've got schedules to follow unlike with making a business you are unsure whether it will be profitable or not with all the effort that you do.

I have both of it and I understand how everyone wants badly to have a business but it's not the same for all of us that someone might be in fortune which will have a good start.

[Cookdata]

I worked in a government job for a long time, then resigned and started freelancing. Therefore, from my personal experience, I can say that both salary and profit, as well as freelancing, have their advantages and disadvantages.

For me, it was a life-changing step when I resigned from my job and started making money through freelancing. I live in a poor country, and my salaries barely cover a few days a month. However, through my freelancing in crypto, I earned a good monthly income and my life improved significantly. Furthermore, I now have personal freedom because I work from home and don't have to commit to any schedule.

I don't know the government job is of different type, not sure why you quit but there people working with federal government and they are well job for their job with bonuses to avoid anything that is going to compromised workers working under the government. Though, it's not really easy to focus on your job and be doing freelance, you will get exhausted at some point, it's better to focus on one since there is one that pays well instead of taking all of them.

If anyone is doing business and aim for profits, they can make it from there and if they want to work on earning as a salary, then can survive it through. There are some people that are well paid job and have high payment of staffs that you may not get half the payment of those paid in there because they are bigger and have much sellings. When you flipped it the other way round about this, you might also see business that will never settle for any salary.

[passwordnow]

I worked in a government job for a long time, then resigned and started freelancing. Therefore, from my personal experience, I can say that both salary and profit, as well as freelancing, have their advantages and disadvantages.

For me, it was a life-changing step when I resigned from my job and started making money through freelancing. I live in a poor country, and my salaries barely cover a few days a month. However, through my freelancing in crypto, I earned a good monthly income and my life improved significantly. Furthermore, I now have personal freedom because I work from home and don't have to commit to any schedule.

That can be categorized as both, salary as you work for someone being a freelancer and also, freelancing itself is a business. So, you're nailing two birds with one stone and I agree that there are advantages and disadvantages. Like there is no fixed salary by doing business and freelancing. But you've got more time to yourself, to your family and that's what freelancers like. They earn enough per projects or anything related to their skill and they are doing it while at the comfort of their homes. Freedom plus income, whether it's called salary or profit, you've won in life brother.

[SUPERSAIAN]

Not many people can earn a profit so they prefer to chase a salary by working in some work. Earning profit needs courage to start a business and face the challenge without stopping. They need to be creative than their competitor so they can make more profit.

Earning profit is not easy because they must work and find the right formula that can give them profit. It needs more research and test it before they can see their strategy works and make money.

You can both earn a salary and generate profits through various investment instruments. If your salary is high and you can meet your basic needs and save extra money, then you can invest. Whether you profit depends on the circumstances and the type of investments you make—in fact, it depends on many things.

You can lose money, and making a profit isn't easy. To make a profit, you need to experience losses many times before and learn the right path and strategies, a long journey.

[summonerrk]

A couple of years ago, I first saw how much of a difference there was between a worker's salary and that of a boss who'd started his own business. A friend of mine sold tiles out of a small roller shutter in a shopping center, and his salary was small. Literally below the national average.
Meanwhile, when my cousin started a similar business in a neighboring town, he was amazed at how much he was making just a few months after launching the business. Even though the boss, from the beginning of the story, constantly complained about not having enough money, we saw that sales were going very well. And he was constantly at the casino.

[Sanitough]

If we ask everyone which one they’ll prefer, clearly it would be profits. However, not everyone is given the advantage and opportunity to start a business or investment that would bring out future profits. It requires sufficient funds, reliable knowledge and skills, and not everyone here got it all.

That’s why people have no choice but to stick with their jobs first and earn their monthly salary. This is more on current survival than profitability in the future. But if given the chance and opportunity to start a business or investment, for sure everyone would want to have so they can experience creating active and passive income that would generate them regular profits.

[I_Anime]

Both salary and profit are both rewards for actions. Think about it; salary is paid in most cases just twelve times a year, yes twelve times, profit on the other end can be earned any day, and any time of the year, off course a return on investment.

Salary can be seen as a quick fix, working and expecting to be paid mostly at the end of a given period. Another thought is; salary is mostly paid by profit earners.

A steady turnover of profit in most cases is as a result of consistent entrepreneurial  effort.

The volume and impact of a salary and profit is incomparable with that of profit.

Plus what is reinvested from salary and profit is a big margin, it is more likely to reinvest a large chunk of profit, than that if a salary which is mostly used to pay accumulated bills.

Profit over salary, any time any day!

Is like you are asking btw job and business which is far better , imo I will go with business well in job you have a fix amount you are working , does not increase unless you rank up or got promoted or something , and you don’t have to pass through the stress of trying to sustain or manage your business, because that role is meant for entrepreneurs. But when it comes to you being a business owner like a profit earner , your earning ain’t fixed , it’s boils down to many factors , like for instance you owned a shop wear you sells fit (like dresses , shoes , etc.). .So your profit boils down to how many sales you made that day .